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Santander, Spain
Santander | |
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 Top left: Assumption of the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Top right: Santander City Hall in Calle de los Escalantes, Middle left: Palacete del Embarcadero, Middle right: View of Sardinero Beach and Magdalena Palace, Bottom left: Cape Mayor Lighthouse, Bottom right: View of a ferry leave from Santander in Magdalena Peninsula | |
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_Mapa.svg) Location of Santander in Cantabria. | |
  Santander Location of Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′46″N 3°48′18″W / 43.46278°N 3.80500°W title | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Cantabria |
| Province | Cantabria |
| Comarca | Bay of Santander |
| Judicial district | Santander |
| Founded | 26 BC, as Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium 9 January 1755, granting the title of city |
| Capital | Santander |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Íñigo de la Serna (2007) (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 178,465 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Santanderino/a, santanderense, pejino/a, chani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39001-39012 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Santander (English: /sɑːntɑːnˈdɛər/; Spanish: [santanˈder]) is a city on the north coast of Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria. As of 2013, 178,465 people lived there.
Santander has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
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